Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Today is the reveal day for the Summer Vacation Blog Challenge hosted by Paula Hisel from Simply Beadiful. Paula sent out an invitation to members of the Bead Soup Facebook group and I though it sounded like fun.....

The challenge was to create a piece of jewelry inspired by our favorite (summer) vacation.

My inspiration summer vacation were the years my husband and two children spent in Cape May, New Jersey. If you have never been, Cape May is a beautiful victorian seaside resort. I was always able to relax when we stayed there. The house we rented was right on the beach and we stayed for two weeks.

It seems to me that it was a simpler time in our lives when the kids were young and we had the time to get away for two weeks. Now it seems that they are busy all summer with activities and we find it difficult to find a week to get away.

Here is what I made:

It's a 5x leather and macrame bracelet with some ladder stitch thrown in.

The greens & blues remind me of the sea & sky and the neutral colors the hot sand....

This was the view we had...

Here is everyone else who participated. Take a look at their wonderfully creative pieces:

Saturday, March 30, 2013

My first Bead Soup Blog Party organized and hosted by Lori Anderson! This is officially the 7th Bead Soup Party.

I missed out on participating in this party last year because I didn't have my blog set up and ready. Well, I am so glad that I decided to start my blog - I have been able to meet so many wonderful and generous people through the blog hops I have joined since starting my blog.

We exchanged soups back in February (with a little mix-up on my part due to postage - I intend to make it up to Laurie after the reveal).

Here is the Bead Soup I sent to Laurie:

The ceramic focal and clasp are from

Starry Road Studio on Etsy.

The rest of the beads and the suede cording in the soup are from my stash......

I can't wait to see what Laurie made!

Here is what Laurie sent to me:

I loved the colors Laurie chose! I took this picture with my phone, so the picture doesn't really do the soup she sent justice.

The creative juices were flowing for days and when I sat down to work on my necklace, I knew what I wanted to do....

Here is what I came up with:

I made a copper head pin and wire wrapped the beautiful focal.

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Here is a close up of the clasp - I attached it to some Greek leather and used copper wire to make a loop.

I wire wrapped some chrystal rondelles to connect the leather and the three strands of hand knotted beads.

I had so much fun with this hop - It was like Christmas when my package arrived in the mail....Thanks so much to Lori Anderson who invested so much time organizing this party and a special thanks to my partner Laurie!

Have fun at the party! I am looking forward to see what all of the creative people who participated made!

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Bead Soup Blog Party 2014

About Me

Hi everyone,
I started this blog because I love to make jewelry and meet other people who share the same love. By day, I work for a school district in Central Pennsylvania as a Payroll/Human Resources Administrator. The majority of my free time is spent with my kids running from one activity to another, but I try to make time for my creative outlets - jewelry making, knitting & scrapbooking.
I hope to meet a lot of interesting people through this blog!!